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Gladys Nieves Vázquez is President of EDP University of Puerto Rico and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page EDP University of Puerto Rico Gladys Nieves Vázquez President Institution website: https://edpuniversity.edu/ Bio Page: https://edpuniversity.edu/profile/gladys-nieves/ Gladys Nieves Vázquez is President of EDP University of Puerto Rico and part of Excelencia in Action network.

** is President of California State University-Long Beach and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page California State University-Long Beach ** President Institution website: https://www.csulb.edu/ Bio Page: ** is President of California State University-Long Beach and part of Excelencia in Action network. Seal of Excelencia Certified Institution: 2023-2026 California State University (CSU) Long Beach serves the counties of Los Angeles and Orange, enrolling 39,435 students. Of these 50% are Latinx and 49% are Pell Grant eligible and/or have first-generation low-income backgrounds. CSU Long Beach focuses on engaging students, expanding access, promoting intellectual achievement, building community, and cultivating resilience and has made great strides toward closing retention and graduation gaps.

Valerio Ferme is President of New Mexico State University and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page New Mexico State University Valerio Ferme President Institution website: https://nmsu.edu/ Bio Page: https://president.nmsu.edu/ Valerio Ferme is President of New Mexico State University and part of Excelencia in Action network.

Glena Temple is President of Dominican University and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page Dominican University Glena Temple President Institution website: https://www.dom.edu/ Bio Page: https://www.dom.edu/about-dominican/office-president Glena Temple is President of Dominican University and part of Excelencia in Action network.

Latinos will need to earn 6.2 million degrees by 2030 to reach the U.S. degree attainment goal. Learn about Latino College Completion in the District of Columbia. Latino College Completion - District of Columbia Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers continues. However, different patterns emerge within each state or location. To reach the Latino degree attainment goal by 2030, states can close the degree completion gap by accelerating Latino completion while increasing for all students and scale up programs and initiatives that work for Latino, and all, students. To find out more, scroll below. DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET Degree Attainment for Latino Students (2021) 60% Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher VS 94% Of White adults Fast Facts Latino Population 17% K-12 Population 11% Total Population 2-Year Graduation Rate 61% Latino Students 59% White Students Median Age 31 Latinos 34 White 4-Year Graduation Rate 76% Latino Students 84% White Students Degree Outcomes At two-year institutions , Hispanics' graduation rate was 2%-points higher than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in District of Columbia. At four-year institutions , Hispanics' graduation rate was 8%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in District of Columbia. BACK TO MAIN LCC PAGE Top Institutions To find out more about the top institutions enrolling, and awarding associate and bachelor degrees to Hispanics by using the tabs below to navigate the information. Click on the tabs below to explore. ENROLLING ASSOCIATES DEGREES BACHELORS DEGREE Top Institutions Enrolling (Hispanic Undergraduates) in District of Columbia, 2021-2022 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 George Washington University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 10,929 1,375 13% 2 American University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 8,158 950 12% 3 Strayer University-Global Region Private for-profit, 4-year or above 7,389 897 12% 4 Georgetown University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 7,395 593 8% 5 Howard University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 8,902 576 6% Top Institutions Awarding Associate Degrees to Hispanics in District of Columbia, 2020-2021 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 Strayer University-Global Region Private for-profit, 4-year or above 358 55 15% 2 University of the District of Columbia Public, 4-year or above 200 35 17% 3 George Washington University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 61 12 20% 4 Trinity Washington University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 11 2 18% 5 Strayer University-District of Columbia Private for-profit, 4-year or above 26 2 8% Top Institutions Awarding Bachelor Degrees to Hispanics in District of Columbia, 2020-2021 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 George Washington University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 3,012 310 10% 2 American University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 1,882 262 14% 3 Georgetown University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 1,742 221 13% 4 The Catholic University of America Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 826 103 12% 5 Howard University Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above 1,482 90 6% Examples of What Works for Latino, And All, Students Looking to know what works or connect with evidence-based programs recognized by Excelencia ? Our team can work with you to identify and connect with relevant programs making an impact on student success that can help you in your efforts to intentionally serve your Latino, and all, students. Click here to contact us . Sources Excelencia in Education. (2020). Ensuring America’s Future: Benchmarking Latino College Completion to 2030. Excelencia in Education. Washington, D.C. U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Excelencia in Education Analysis using the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2021 Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates Survey and Institutional Characteristics Survey.

This brief highlights resilience efforts at 5 Puerto Rican Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) amid economic disruptions, demographic shifts, and natural disasters. < Back Institutional Resilience in Puerto Rico: A First Look at Efforts by Puerto Rican HSIs Excelencia in Education February 2023 DOWNLOADS/LINKS Publication SHARE RESEARCH LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Copy link Overview Over the last five years, Puerto Rico has faced fiscal and economic disruptions, demographic shifts, hurricanes and earthquakes, governance challenges, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While most of these conditions are not new to Puerto Rico, the intersection of all these challenges created a nexus for institutional resilience and efforts. This brief is the second phase of a multi-tiered project–the first of which was an environmental scan of conditions and context of the population, K-12 educational pipeline, higher education, and workforce in Puerto Rico that Excelencia published in 2021. While this brief is not meant to be exhaustive of the experiences of institutions and students in Puerto Rico, it is indicative in a broader sense of institutional resilience and transformation to meet their mission and goals to serve their communities with a quality education. Excelencia in Education engaged five Puerto Rican HSIs in a series of interviews to learn more about their efforts in resilience in the last five years: Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Universidad Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras University of Puerto Rico-Utuado Findings These five HSIs are adapting to compounding challenges in their current context. From the interviews with these institutions, Excelencia identified key efforts that demonstrate these institutions’ resilience: Sustaining institutional management. Leadership at these five institutions described the restructuring strategies they implemented to sustain their institution. Some of these strategies included making staffing changes, consolidating their student services and academic programs, streamlining degree requirements, and seeking external funding. Managing enrollment plans and expectations. To address enrollment challenges, these HSIs have enhanced and adapted their recruitment strategies to more intentionally recruit students to their institution. These strategies included expanding program offerings to students in the mainland, holding Open Houses, placing emphasis on robust academic programs, and utilizing new outreach mediums such as social media to reach more students. Supporting students by meeting their basic needs and providing wraparound services. To retain their students, these institutions aimed at holistically serving their students by meeting students' basic needs. Institutions provided access to meals, additional financial support, mental health services and counseling, and intentional outreach throughout their students’ trajectory. Preparing students for graduation and post-completion. Institutional leadership at these institutions emphasized the importance of connecting their graduating students to Puerto Rico’s workforce through dedicated career development opportunities for students, internship experiences, job fairs, and opportunities for research experience and continuing on their education at the graduate level. This publication was developed with the generous support of the Ascendium Education Group. Special thanks to Margarita Benítez, Senior Associate, and Hilda Colón Plumey, Professional Educational Consultant who were integral parts of this analysis and led the interviews with institutional leaders and administrators. Suggested Citation: Santiago, D., Labandera, E., Arroyo, C. (February 2023). Institutional Resilience in Puerto Rico: A First Look at Efforts by Puerto Rican HSIs. Washington, D.C.: Excelencia in Education. Learn more about Latino College Completion in Puerto Rico Read our an environmental scan of colleges and universities in Puerto Rico in Higher Education in Puerto Rico: Conditions and Context Influencing Institutional Resilience WEBINAR: Institutional Resilience in Puerto Rico: A First Look at Efforts by Puerto Rican HSIs Given the changing conditions and context of higher education in the U.S. in recent years, HSIs have had to adapt and sustain to continue to enroll, retain, and graduate their Latino, and all, students. In particular, Puerto Rico has faced fiscal and economic disruptions, demographic shifts, natural phenomena, governance challenges, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hear from Institutional leaders from HSIs in Puerto Rico and the mainland as they share their perspectives and leadership efforts of how they intentionally serve their Latino students even during challenging times. Infographics to share Return to Research Library Related Research by Issue Area - Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce

Thomas M. Evans is President of the University of the Incarnate Word and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page University of the Incarnate Word Thomas M. Evans President Institution website: https://www.uiw.edu/ Bio Page: https://www.uiw.edu/president/bios/evansbio.html Thomas M. Evans is President of the University of the Incarnate Word and part of Excelencia in Action network.

Latinos will need to earn 6.2 million degrees by 2030 to reach the U.S. degree attainment goal. Learn about Latino College Completion in Kentucky. Latino College Completion - Kentucky Nationally, the gap in degree completion between Latinos and their White peers continues. However, different patterns emerge within each state or location. To reach the Latino degree attainment goal by 2030, states can close the degree completion gap by accelerating Latino completion while increasing for all students and scale up programs and initiatives that work for Latino, and all, students. To find out more, scroll below. DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET Degree Attainment for Latino Students (2021) 25% Of Latino adults (25 and over) had earned an associate degree or higher VS 37% Of White adults Fast Facts Kentucky had the 38th largest Latino population in the U.S. Latino Population 6% K-12 Population 4% Total Population 2-Year Graduation Rate 34% Latino Students 43% White Students Median Age 25 Latinos 41 White 4-Year Graduation Rate 53% Latino Students 57% White Students Degree Outcomes At two-year institutions , Hispanics' graduation rate was 9%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kentucky. At four-year institutions , Hispanics' graduation rate was 4%-points lower than that of their White non-Hispanic peers in Kentucky. BACK TO MAIN LCC PAGE Top Institutions To find out more about the top institutions enrolling, and awarding associate and bachelor degrees to Hispanics by using the tabs below to navigate the information. Click on the tabs below to explore. ENROLLING ASSOCIATES DEGREES BACHELORS DEGREE Top Institutions Enrolling (Hispanic Undergraduates) in Kentucky, 2021-2022 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 University of Kentucky Public, 4-year or above 21,358 1,251 6% 2 University of Louisville Public, 4-year or above 13,815 898 7% 3 Jefferson Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 7,286 766 11% 4 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 7,612 675 9% 5 Western Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 12,526 643 5% Top Institutions Awarding Associate Degrees to Hispanics in Kentucky, 2020-2021 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 Jefferson Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 1,305 78 6% 2 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 1,677 64 4% 3 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 614 34 6% 4 West Kentucky Community and Technical College Public, 2-year 599 31 5% 5 Hopkinsville Community College Public, 2-year 360 30 8% Top Institutions Awarding Bachelor Degrees to Hispanics in Kentucky, 2020-2021 Rank Institutions Sector Grand Total Hispanic Total % Hispanic 1 University of Kentucky Public, 4-year or above 4,748 215 5% 2 University of Louisville Public, 4-year or above 2,975 152 5% 3 Western Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2,784 88 3% 4 Eastern Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2,406 77 3% 5 Northern Kentucky University Public, 4-year or above 2,168 73 3% Examples of What Works for Latino, And All, Students Looking to know what works or connect with evidence-based programs recognized by Excelencia ? Our team can work with you to identify and connect with relevant programs making an impact on student success that can help you in your efforts to intentionally serve your Latino, and all, students. Click here to contact us . Sources Excelencia in Education. (2020). Ensuring America’s Future: Benchmarking Latino College Completion to 2030. Excelencia in Education. Washington, D.C. U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Excelencia in Education Analysis using the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2021 Fall Enrollment, Graduation Rates Survey and Institutional Characteristics Survey.

This report portrays perspectives and leadership choices by select college and university presidents on the front lines of the changing higher education landscape. < Back Leading in a Changing America: Presidential Perspectives from Hispanic-Serving Institutions Deborah A. Santiago May 2009 DOWNLOADS/LINKS Publication SHARE RESEARCH LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Copy link Overview This report portrays the perspectives and leadership choices by a select group of college and university presidents who are on the front lines of the changing higher education landscape. These leaders offer pragmatic approaches for serving first generation college-going students in the present and visions for the future of higher education that can inform the future of public policy in higher education to serve a changing America. All are presidents of institutions that enroll large numbers of nontraditional college students in some of the largest and most populous states in the country: California, New York, and Texas. Their institutions rank among the top in the country in both enrolling and graduating Latinos. Return to Research Library Related Research by Issue Area - Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce

Marie Lynn Miranda is Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page University of Illinois Chicago Marie Lynn Miranda Chancellor Institution website: https://www.uic.edu/ Bio Page: https://www.uic.edu/about/leadership/ Marie Lynn Miranda is Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago and part of Excelencia in Action network. Seal of Excelencia Recertified Institution: 2023-2026 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Hispanic serving research university that serves nearly 22,000 undergraduate students, 36% of whom are Latino. From 2015-2023, Latino students comprised over two-thirds (68%) of the institution’s enrollment growth. UIC enrolls and graduates the largest number of Latino students in Illinois.

Angélica Garcia is President of Santa Rosa Junior College and part of Excelencia in Action network. < Back to E-Action Main Page Santa Rosa Junior College Angélica Garcia President Institution website: https://www.santarosa.edu/ Bio Page: https://president.santarosa.edu/biography-dr-angelica-garcia-superintendentpresident Angélica Garcia is President of Santa Rosa Junior College and part of Excelencia in Action network.

The goal of this brief is to provide timely and accurate information about how Latino undergraduates participate in financial aid programs to pay for college. < Back How Latino Students Pay For College: Patterns of Financial Aid in 2003-04 Deborah A. Santiago July 2005 DOWNLOADS/LINKS Publication Spanish Publication SHARE RESEARCH LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) Copy link Overview Although the percentage of Latino students receiving financial aid for college is at an all-time high, Latinos receive the lowest average federal aid awards of any racial or ethnic group, according to a new report released August 10, 2005, by Excelencia in Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Return to Research Library Related Research by Issue Area - Education Pathways Financial Aid Institutional Practices Student Success Workforce